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Arkansas Lawmakers Endorse Voter ID Rules

The Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas lawmakers have endorsed the rules enforcing a new state law that will require voters to show photo identification when they cast a ballot.

A subcommittee of the Legislative Council on Wednesday reviewed the rules the state Board of Election Commissioners approved for enforcing the voter ID law. The Republican-controlled Legislature enacted the law earlier this year when it overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe.

The rules approved in August closely mirror those outlined in the law, which takes effect in January. Opponents of the law have said they plan to sue in state court to block its enforcement.

While Arkansas poll workers already must ask for identification by law, voters don’t have to show it to cast a ballot.